The State Games of America is a biennial amateur multi-sport event held in the United States. It is organized by the National Congress of State Games. Athletes qualify for the Games by earning a medal in their respective State Games in the previous two years. Typically, over 12,000 athletes compete in the Games each time they are held.
History
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! Year !! Host city
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| 1999 || St. Louis, Missouri
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| 2001 || St. Louis, Missouri
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| 2003 || Hartford, Connecticut
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| 2005 || Colorado Springs, Colorado
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| 2007 || Colorado Springs, Colorado
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| 2009 || Colorado Springs, Colorado
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| 2011 || San Diego, California
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| 2013 || Hershey, Pennsylvania
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| 2015 || Lincoln, Nebraska
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| 2017 || Grand Rapids, Michigan
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| 2019 || Lynchburg, Virginia
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| 2022 || Ames, Iowa
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| 2024 || San Diego, California
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|2026
|State College, Pennsylvania
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Sports contested
In 2011, athletes participated in 24 different sports in San Diego, California:
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- BMX
- Bowling
- Figure Skating
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Jr. Lifeguards
- Karate
- Power Lifting
- Skateboarding
- Soccer
- Softball (Girls Fast Pitch)
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Synchronised swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Track and Field
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling